Ben Lien

{{Short description|American politician}}

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|name = Ben Lien

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|state_house = Minnesota

|district = 4A

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|term_start = January 2013

|term_end = January 2021

|predecessor = redrawn district

|successor = Heather Keeler

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|party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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|residence = Moorhead, Minnesota

|alma_mater = Minnesota State University Moorhead (B.A.)

|occupation = legislator

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Ben Lien is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A former member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 4A in northwestern Minnesota.{{Cite web|title=Lien, Ben - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|url=https://www.leg.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=15405|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.leg.mn.gov}}

Early life and education

Lien grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota and graduated from Moorhead High School.{{Cite web|date=2013-10-21|title=Ben Lien for Minnesota House 4A|url=http://benlien.com/#about|access-date=2020-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021051954/http://benlien.com/#about|archive-date=2013-10-21}} He attended Minnesota State University Moorhead, graduating with a B.A. in political science.{{Cite web|title=Rep. Ben Lien (04A) - Minnesota House of Representatives|url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15405|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}

Minnesota House of Representatives

Lien was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012. He was re-elected in 2014, 2016, and 2018. On January 30, 2020 he announced he would not seek re-election for a fifth term.

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